Celeron G550 vs Core i5-650

Place in performance ranking	2063	2470
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	4.93	1.65
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Clarkdale (2010−2011)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	1 June 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$35	$80
Current price	$75 (2.1x MSRP)	$93 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-650 has 199% better value for money than Celeron G550.

Detailed Specifications

Core i5-650 and Celeron G550 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.46 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	81 mm²	131 mm²
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	69 °C
Number of transistors	382 million	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-650 and Celeron G550 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1156	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-650 and Celeron G550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core i5-650 and Celeron G550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-650 and Celeron G550 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-650 and Celeron G550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	17 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video HD	+	-
Graphics max frequency	no data	1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-650 and Celeron G550 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-650 and Celeron G550.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-650 1.45
+79%

Celeron G550 0.81

Core i5-650 outperforms Celeron G550 by 79% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i5-650 2240
+78.5%

Celeron G550 1255

Core i5-650 outperforms Celeron G550 by 78% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-650 452
+17.4%

Celeron G550 385

Core i5-650 outperforms Celeron G550 by 17% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-650 924
+46.9%

Celeron G550 629

Core i5-650 outperforms Celeron G550 by 47% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.